A few odds and ends...

Found a new audition piece for my May 31st audition for the Neo's. I like it. And it isn't as heavy-handed as my first piece was. And doesn't require ukelele playing. (Three nights of ukelele rehearsals was frustrating me and reminding me of how big my fingers are and how small the frets are on the instrument. Nearly pitched the bitch out a window at one point.) So, a ukelele-free audition piece is probably the best way to go.
My new audition piece involves pajamas, two cell phones, at least three roses and Edith Piaf. How's THAT for a fucking advertisement?

Yesterday was an odd rehearsal for Stinger. Jamie was out with strep throat. Normally, we would've cancelled. But we needed to resolve the sit-in process with Todd. (He was voted onto the team yesterday, Congrats all around.) And we had two more possible sit-ins joining us. Dayna and Melissa from "Feast of Pedro" were both sitting in with us. Dayna is doing a "temp" sit-in process with us, rehearsing and playing with us until she heads out to NYC, later this summer. Melissa is doing a "temp-to-hire" sit-in process with us. We are seriously considering her for membership on our team. Three months from now. After a nice, long, "getting-to-know-you" sit-in process with her.
Interestingly enough, she and Dayna both jumped in with both feet, bringing lively, exciting characters to the show. And Todd, newly emboldened by his status as a team member, also had a shining rehearsal. So, we were rocking and rolling all around. The only difficult parts were, without a coach to call "scene", all three runs at our form, ran long and there was no real feedback after a run. That said, we still had a blast with our newbs and look forward to seeing them back again, two weeks from now.

Visited with Laflamboy and the kids on Sunday evening, in honor of Miss Vicki's birthday. That was nice. Sitting on the back porch, playing "corn-hole" and having a cocktail. Later, i watched Joe playing Wii bowling and it was a very relaxing Sunday evening, altogether.

Saturday night, however, was epic. Absolutely epic. There are some details that should probably be omitted to protect the participants involved. But I will leave off with saying that it's a fine, unpredictable evening that ends with me being invited to motorboat the big, full, black breasts of a sexy, sassy, off-duty bartender who is sitting on the lap of a very sexy lady-friend of mine.

Sexy lady + Sexy Lady(Face Shoved Into Cleavage)= Epic Night Out.

I don't know if it's the fact that I am more open to new experiences or that I'm living with looser morals lately, but I am finding myself in these increasingly sexy encounters that I am saying "yes" to. I WANT to live a life where a sexy, hot-chocolate bartender, who looks amazing, is opening her cleavage for me, demanding that I motorboat her breasts for her. I WANT that to happen. And I WANT to say, "yes" when it does. I am now living the kind of life that I want to live.

Interestingly enough, when I was talking to my old friend Todd, on his recent visit, he shared with me that it was precisely my ability to encounter these sorts of activities and embrace them, that he admired the most about me. He doesn't have these nights out anymore. His own busy life doesn't leave time for that. He admired my freedom. Something that I took for granted.

I have been thinking, lately, that exploring those freedoms might just lead to a more exciting, richer life. So far, it has done just that.

Looking backwards is exhausting.
Looking ahead is exhilarating.
Enjoying The Now is the best possible outcome.

At age 33, I became a hedonist.